This book has been written by Dr Malcolm Dick, a lecturer at Birmingham University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, to provide an accessible introduction to the history of the city for adults and children

Asking a historian to review three of his favourite history books is a bit like asking a film critic to name their three all time great films; an impossible task. The books I have chosen, therefore, are the culmination of a great deal of torment. In truth though my task was made slightly easier by the fact that the books I chose had to have some relevance to Black History Month. Nevertheless I hope the three books reviewed here offer a breadth of chioce to those with an interest in Black history.